FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 - The Untold Story

What is melioidosis, or Nightcliff Gardener's Disease, and how severe can it be?

Health authorities in the Northern Territory say there has been an increase in cases of melioidosis, warning people with pre-existing conditions to take precautions against the deadly bacterial infection.

ABC News · Jan 5, 2023

Public urged to heed heatwave 'emergency' warning to be declared across Australia's north

Nearly all of the Northern Territory is set to swelter through a heatwave emergency later this week as temperatures build, triggered by a 'pseudo-monsoon' which last week dragged moisture away from northern Australia.

ABC News · Dec 6, 2022

New NT COVID-19 infections double in a week, health workers say case numbers likely higher than official figures

Low numbers of daily COVID-19 cases are beginning to climb rapidly again in the NT, where health workers say the official daily average is likely a significant under-count.

ABC News · Dec 5, 2022

NT Health declares code yellow for Katherine Hospital's emergency department

Authorities say an increase in emergency department admissions has prompted the decision to implement "a number of measures" to ease pressure on the town's 60-bed hospital.

ABC News · Nov 3, 2022

NT Health purchased cigarettes for smokers at Howard Springs quarantine centre, FOI documents reveal

NT Health purchased hundreds of packets of cigarettes for smokers isolating at the Howard Springs quarantine centre, documents obtained by the ABC reveal.

ABC News · Nov 1, 2022

NT Health staff have revealed to a coronial inquest why Kumanjayi Walker was left without their assistance on the night he died

When remote nurse Lorraine Walcott arrived in Yuendumu on the night Kumanjayi Walker was shot by Constable Zachary Rolfe, all she could do was officially pronounce the local 19-year-old dead.

ABC News · Oct 14, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker coronial inquest hears of 'significant' shortfalls in health services in Central Australia

Almost a quarter of all nursing roles and half of all mental health-related positions are unfilled in Central Australia, an inquest has been told, while it is "almost impossible" to recruit workers to the remote community where Kumanjayi Walker was killed.

ABC News · Oct 13, 2022

Health workers feel safe in Yuendumu

A Northern Territory inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has heard health workers still feel safe in the community.

AAP · Oct 12, 2022

NT Health manager didn't consult with police before evacuating Yuendumu medical staff, Kumanjayi Walker's inquest hears

A manager with the Northern Territory Health Department says he did not know nursing staff wanted to stay in Yuendumu when he ordered their evacuation, and did not speak directly to them or to local police beforehand.

ABC News · Oct 12, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker inquest to resume in Alice Springs, with NT Health under the spotlight

Senior health workers and clinic nurses are expected to give evidence to the Northern Territory coroner, as the inquest into the fatal police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker resumes.

ABC News · Oct 9, 2022